AML

Anti-money laundering (AML) refers to a set of laws, regulations, and procedures intended to prevent criminals from disguising illegally obtained funds as legitimate income. Though anti-money-laundering laws cover a relatively limited range of transactions and criminal behaviors, their implications are far-reaching.

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Estonia AML Investigation Widens To Include Swedbank
Estonia AML Investigation Widens To Include Swedbank
February 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Estonia’s investigation of money laundering involving Danske Bank is widening to include Swedbank, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Canada Cannabis Payments Face Their Own Hurdles
Canada Cannabis Payments Face Their Own Hurdles
February 19, 2019  |  AML

Since last year, when Canada legalized recreational pot in full, the nation became a kind of country-sized lab for how that new business would play...

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AML Scandal Leads To Danske Exit From Russia, Baltics
AML Scandal Leads To Danske Exit From Russia, Baltics
February 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Danske Bank, which was involved in one of the biggest money laundering scandals of all time, will no longer do business in Russia or the...

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Former Goldman Sachs Director Waives Extradition In Malaysia 1MDB Scandal
Former Goldman Sachs Director Waives Extradition In Malaysia 1MDB Scandal
February 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

An ex-Goldman Sachs banker who’s accused of being involved with a multibillion-dollar scandal in Malaysia has requested to be sent to the U.S. to face...

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Watchdog Orders Deutsche Bank To Review Policies Post-AML Scandal
Watchdog Orders Deutsche Bank To Review Policies Post-AML Scandal
February 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Bafin, the German financial watchdog that is monitoring Deutsche Bank’s involvement in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, has asked the bank to review some...

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SAFE Banking Act Gains Cannabis-Friendly Spotlight In Congress
SAFE Banking Act Gains Cannabis-Friendly Spotlight In Congress
February 14, 2019  |  AML

Legal marijuana sellers want bank accounts just like any other business. Over the last two years, more than $500 million worth of cash deposits from...

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How Prepaid Cards Played A Role In El Chapo’s Global Drug Operation
How Prepaid Cards Played A Role In El Chapo’s Global Drug Operation
February 13, 2019  |  AML

The story goes something like this: During the reign of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar — estimated to have supplied up to 80 percent of the...

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Gig Economy Money Laundering Shows Corporates’ KYC, AML Struggles
Gig Economy Money Laundering Shows Corporates’ KYC, AML Struggles
February 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payments messaging firm SWIFT announced on Tuesday (Feb. 12) that it will now allow corporates to join its KYC Registry in an effort to facilitate the...

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Red Envelopes, Fortnite And The Rise Of Micro Money Laundering
Red Envelopes, Fortnite And The Rise Of Micro Money Laundering
February 08, 2019  |  Fraud Attack

One of the main differences between a successful criminal and a wanna-be is that the smart one knows how to hide (often in plain sight),...

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